Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-13
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STOCK AND FARM

occasional field Of corn has been more OF
less injured by chincE bugs, We think
the corn generally is beyond the reach
Of harm from them.
If the tomatoes be OF heavy growth
and the vines fallen, stake the vines and
trim out the dense foliage. The vines
blossom and ripen fruit all the season up
to the time tor frost.
There is no way TO prevent toads get
ting into the well except to cement over
the earth around the we'll for a circum-
ference Of SIX feet, and the cover or top
OF the well should be close and tight.
Raymond Independent: Our agricui-
/ tural implement men are selling about
an average Of three wind mills a week,
This speaks well, not only for them, but
for the enterprise and progressive spirit
of our farmers.
Liquid manure can be applied at any
time, bat should be diluted in dry
weather. Use a large quantity where
the roots run over the surface of the
ground in every direction, Bs with early
corn or melons.
Louisville Indicator: A stalk Of corn
from j. r. II. Daniels field is in our
Office. 1t is IA feet long, green clear to
the roofs, and ha two large, Well-flled
ears. How is that for a dry season p
and there Is more in the field just like it.
The newest remedy for the cabbage
worm is a tablespoonful Of s6ltpeter in a
pailful of tepid water. The plants should
be sprinkled well two or three times. It
is not poisonous, and, if it will kill the
worms, is the safest remedy yet pro
posed.
Oakley Opinion: While early corn
is suffering in many places in this cOun-
ty for the want Of enough rain the corn
crop as a whole promises to be a good
one in Logan county, late corn will
make an excellent crop.
Meriden Report: Mr.. @. D. Shields
brought to this Office a sample of millet
which was raised on John Taylor's farm
near Granville. The sample measures
six feet in length. He says Mr.. Taylor
has fifteen aces that will average five tons
to the acre.
Holton Recorder: The fax crop on
the farm of Samuel Newman, lying west
of the city, when threshed out yielded
an average Of eighteen bushels Of seed
/ to the acre. Is there a field in any
county Of Kansas that can make a better
showing than this?
Joshua Browning, q farmer near
North Topeka, planted twenty ceres to
'ninety-day' corn and has just harvest
/ ed forty bushels to the acre. He says
that the corn natures and is out of the
way before dry weather sets in. The
seed he obtained in Ohio.
The Swiss dairyman salts his COWS
every morning, as he claims it is a bet
ter practice than that Of sailing only
once a week. The salt is given in the
morning before the COWS are watered,
and none after they have taken water If
they have no chance to drink for several
! hours.
Smith Center Bulletin: A Lincoln
county farmer brought a stalk of corn
into the Democrat office the other day
which measured a half foot in circumfer-
/ encs. The farmer said he had plenty
more Of the same kind.
Chanute Times: Talk about tame
/ grasses in Kansas. j. j. MCGOWAN has
! Just finished putting up so acres OF tim
Othy that made nearly two tons to the
acre. This, on the information of far
mer Of large experience who examined
/ the field and the harvest.
Sabetha Herald: The Sabetha ship
ping association met Monday and voted
to call in twenty per cent more Of their
stock and proceed Immediately to build
an elevator.
Jewell County Republicans: In the
south half of Jewell county there are
thousands Of acres OF corn that is bs-
yond redemption There are also many
fields that would stand the drOuth
week yet, and then with plenty Of rain
make pretty good corn.
GIasco Sun: Some Of our sheep men
suffered severely by the failure Of the
Minneapolis firm who we're buying wool
We hear OF one whose wool amounted to
81, 900 as receiving but $3.50. The close
margin on which sheep have been kept
for the past two years makes this a
heavy loss, coupled with a scarcity Of
feed the present year.
Washington Register: Harvest is over
and the farmers are beginning to thresh
out their grain. They find the yield
much larger than they had expected.
The chinch bug business was only a
scare, and no damage worth mentioning
was done except Ia a few individual
cases. Corn is doing finely, and there
are but few fields where good roasting
ears cannot be found.
Salina Journal: The prospect for
corn In this part Of the country is tine
poorest that ever has been since it was
settled it almost equals the great
drouth Of 1860. There are thousands OF
acres Of corn that the chinch bugs and
drv weather have killed dead. Lots OF
formers have not grain to feed aud vii
not have any. They are going TO turn
their hogs out to e'root hog, or die.''
How We are going to winter orr stock is
problem that is not yet solved.